Flyadeal receives A320 aircraft

Saudia Arabia's Flyaadeal has taken delivery of its maiden aircraft as it progresses towards its AOC certification and ensuing launch, scheduled for September 23, reports ch-aviation.

In a statement, Dubai-based lessor DAE Capital said it had handed over the first of eight A320-200s to the Saudi budget carrier during a ceremony in Germany on August 23.

The aircraft was subsequently ferried from Hamburg Finkenwerder to Jeddah with the remaining seven aircraft to be delivered through 2018. In terms of long-term plans, it aims to employ a fleet of thirty aircraft by 2020 and fifty-four by 2030.

Dubai International (DXB) has registered yet another month of record passenger traffic with 8.2 million passengers welcomed in August, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports.